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This work assessed firefighters’ exposure to particulate matter (PM) in
non-fire work settings during pre-fire season, as a baseline for the respective occupational exposure characterization. Indoor and outdoor air sampling was conducted for
two weeks in pre-fire season of 2021 in seven fire corporations (FC1-FC7) in north of
Portugal. PM fractions (PM2.5, PM10) were continuously monitored concurrently in
indoors (living rooms, rest areas, truck bays) and outdoors. The results showed low
levels of pollution. Indoor PM10 was between 2 and 205 µg m–3 (mean 10 µg m–3);
PM2.5 were 2—115 µg m–3 (8.5 µg m–3). Both indoor PM fractions were highly and
significantly correlated (rs = 0.959–0.997). PM2.5 accounted for 85% of indoor PM;
indoor to outdoor ratios (I/O) of PM2.5 ranged between 1.4 and 3.0, thus emphasizing
the contribution of indoor emission sources for fine fraction. Outdoor PM10 were 2–6
times higher than indoors (6–894 µg m–3; mean 21 µg m–3); and 2–9 times higher
for PM2.5 (5 – 169 µg m–3; 5 µg m–3).
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Firemen Particulate matter Indoors Air quality Indoor/outdoor
Citation
Slezakova, Klara; F., Esteves ; Vaz, Josiana Adelaide; Alves, Maria José ; Madureira, Joana; Costa, Solange ;Fernandes, Adília; Teixeira, Joao; Morais, Simone; Pereira, Maria Do Carmo (2023). Occupational exposure of firefighters in non-fire settings. In Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health IV. Cham: Springer. 449, p. 79-88. ISBN 978-3-031-12546-1
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Springer